Universal relaunching monster movie franchises under Alex Kurtzman

The studio is seeking to reboot and unify its many horror properties, reports Deadline.

The Mummy

These traditionally include Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein and The Mummy.

Kurtzman is best known as the writing and producing partner of Roberto Orci on properties including Transformers, Star Trek and The Amazing Spider-Man. The pair recently announced their decision to work on separate projects.

Morgan wrote five of Universal's popular Fast and Furious films.

The Creature from the Black Lagoon

The first film will be The Mummy, which is planned for release on April 22, 2016.